Dictionary Entry
thinly
thinly is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited.
- 2adverb
in a widely distributed manner
"thinly overgrown mountainside"
- 3adverb
in a small quantity or extent
"spread the margarine thinly over the meat"
"apply paint lightly"
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- 4adverb
without viscosity
"the blood was flowing thin"
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- 5adverb
without force or sincere effort
"smiled thinly"
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